Climate of Mekele

Mekele has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Mekele is 24° degrees and there is about 646 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 206 days a year with an average humidity of 53% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 21°C and 27°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 11°C and 17°C
Rain: it rains 133 days and there is a total of approximately 645 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3505 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 21°C and 27°C
Warmest month:	27°C in June
Coldest month:	21°C in December
Night temperature:	between 11°C and 17°C
Dry days:	232 days
Days with rain:	133 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	645 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3505 hours

Climate of Mekele
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Mekele
The best travel time for Mekele
Climate of Mekele by month
Experiences with the weather of Mekele

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Mekele.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Mekele.

Climate table of Mekele

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Mekele. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Mekele might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	22	24	25	26	26	27	23	23	25	24	22	21
Night temp. (°C)	11	13	15	15	17	17	16	15	15	14	12	11
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	8	14	38	29	25	42	176	239	37	13	19	5
Days with rain	6	5	11	11	7	11	28	29	11	4	6	4
Dry days	25	23	20	19	24	19	3	2	19	27	24	27
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	10	10	10	10	12	11	9	9	10	9	7	8
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
UV-index	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Best time to visit Mekele

The best time to visit Mekele in Ethiopia is from January through June and September through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Mekele is 27°C in June and the lowest is 21°C in December.

Climate of Mekele by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Mekele? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January